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How to use the Mara Keyboard Tutor.

Start with the keyboard layout, learn the special Mara letter units, and then practice until typing feels natural. The tutor gives feedback immediately so you can improve one exercise at a time.

1. Study The Keyboard

Open the Keyboard tab to see the Mara layout. Click any key to view a short note about that letter. Use this area first if you are still memorizing where each Mara character appears.

2. Choose Practice Mode

In Practice mode, choose Characters, Words, Sentences, or Timed Test. Beginners should start with characters, then move to words once the special Mara letters feel familiar.

3. Pick Difficulty

Beginner exercises are shorter and easier. Intermediate adds more Mara words. Advanced gives longer text and more mixed practice for stronger typing habits.

4. Watch Your Feedback

The stats bar shows WPM, accuracy, errors, and time. The timer starts when you press the first key, and it keeps counting while you practice.

Useful Tips

  • Type slowly at first. Accuracy matters more than speed for new learners.
  • Use Show hints when learning, then turn it off when you want a challenge.
  • Restart an exercise if you want to repeat the same text.
  • Use Next Text when you are ready for a fresh practice item.
  • Save your best score in the Progress tab after finishing a strong session.

Troubleshooting

  • If progress does not appear, make sure your browser allows local storage.
  • If the page looks plain, confirm that style.css is in the same folder as index.html.
  • If practice does not respond, confirm that script.js is in the same folder as index.html.
  • If the text is too small or too large, use your browser zoom controls.

Don't have the Mara Keyboard installed?

To type Mara characters on your computer or phone outside of this tutor, you need the official Mara keyboard layout. Download it free from Keyman — it works on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

Download Mara Keyboard from Keyman →

After installing, select the Mara keyboard from your system input sources to type Mara letters in any app — messages, documents, email, and more.